The Countess
She sacrificed all for love and others for beauty
Kingdom of Hungary, 17th century. As she gets older, powerful Countess Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614), blinded by the passion that she feels for a younger man, succumbs to the mad delusion that blood will keep her young and beautiful forever.
- Year: 2009
- Country: France, Germany, United States of America
- Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, Mystery, Horror
- Studio: X Filme International, Celluloid Dreams Productions, X Filme Creative Pool, Fanes Film, Social Capital, EMC Produktion
- Keyword: hungary, biography, serial killer, older woman younger man relationship, revisionist history, noblewoman, woman director, 17th century, gerascophobia, holy roman empire
- Director: Julie Delpy
- Cast: Julie Delpy, Daniel Brühl, William Hurt, Anamaria Marinca, Maria Simon, Sebastian Blomberg